Motorcycle crash near Pemberton sends ‘several’ to hospital, closes highway
Posted July 26, 2020 5:54 pm.
Last Updated July 27, 2020 5:52 am.
PEMBERTON (NEWS 1130) — A stretch of the Sea-to-Sky was closed for the third time in as many weeks on Sunday after a serious crash involving motorcycles.
Mounties say they were called to the Lillooet Lake Road portion of Highway 99 around 1:15 p.m.
Please be cautious and safe on our roadways, there is a marked increase in traffic over the last month and we want everyone to get home safely. https://t.co/SkWM2HKKct
— Squamish RCMP (@SquamishRCMP) July 26, 2020
The collision involved “several motorcycles and vehicles” and “several people were taken to hospital,” according to Pemberton RCMP.
“This is the third motorcycle and vehicle collision on the Duffy portion of Highway 99 in several weeks and we are asking the public to please use caution when using our highway and backroads,” said Sgt. Sascha Banks.
“We have seen an increase in traffic, above the normal summer volume, in all of the Sea to Sky and we want to see everyone arrive safely to their destinations.”
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The road was closed for more than eight hours while police investigated.
